Review of Saturday's Premier League

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Mane the main man for Reds (February 11th 2017)

A review of Saturday's action in the Premier League.


Sadio Mane's two goals in three first-half minutes set Liverpool on their way to a 2-0 Premier League victory at home to Tottenham.

Mane, the Reds' top goalscorer this season, was missed during his Africa Cup of Nations campaign with Senegal last month - and made a telling early impact in Saturday's evening kick-off, only his second start since returning.

Liverpool had previously failed to win any of their five league matches this year and lost 2-0 to struggling Hull last week.

But Jurgen Klopp's men are back up to fourth, on goal difference above Manchester City and only a point behind Tottenham, after ending their visitors' nine-match unbeaten run thanks to winger Mane's two right-foot shots from inside the box in the 16th and 18th minutes.

Premier League

West Ham 2 - 2 W Brom
Man Utd 2 - 0 Watford
Arsenal 2 - 0 Hull City
S'land 0 - 4 So'ton
Stoke 1 - 0 C Palace
Liverpool 2 - 0 Tottenham
M'boro 0 - 0 Everton

Premier League Results

Two goals from Alexis Sanchez got Arsenal back on track as they moved up to third with a hard-fought 2-0 success at home to Hull.

After two consecutive defeats, and against visitors stuck deep in relegation trouble despite last week's win over Liverpool, Arsenal had to battle for their three points in Saturday's lunchtime kick-off.

Sanchez's first-half opener was controversial, going in from close range off his hand after a ricochet off Hull goalkeeper Eldin Jakupovic.

The Chilean forward then doubled the scoring from the penalty spot in stoppage time, after Tigers' midfielder Sam Clucas was sent off for handball on the goalline.

Manchester United kept in touch with Arsenal and the rest of the pack chasing runaway leaders Chelsea thanks to a 2-0 win over Watford at Old Trafford.

United dominated the first half and had their reward in the 32nd minute when Juan Mata side-footed them in front, before Anthony Martial's third goal of the season doubled the advantage on the hour.

A string of saves by Ben Foster helped West Brom retain their five-point cushion over West Ham, in eighth and ninth, with a 2-2 draw at the London Stadium.

Premier League

1 Chelsea 59
2 Tottenham 50
3 Arsenal 50
4 Liverpool 49
5 Man City 49
6 Man Utd 48
7 Everton 41
8 W Brom 37
9 Stoke 32
10 West Ham 32
11 So'ton 30
12 Watford 30
13 Burnley 29
14 B'mouth 26
15 M'boro 22
16 Leicester 21
17 Swansea 21
18 Hull City 20
19 C Palace 19
20 S'land 19

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A rare goal from Nacer Chadli put West Brom in front after just six minutes in the visitors' first attack of the match.

West Ham briefly thought they were level again just after the quarter-hour when Sofian Feghouli's effort was ruled out for offside.

Instead, Slaven Bilic's hosts had to wait until the 63rd minute for Feghouli to strike authentically, quick to pounce on the opportunity after Foster saved Manuel Lanzini's initial shot.

Lanzini then made no mistake four minutes from time, but Gareth McAuley's very late header levelled the scores again.

A famous surname from Sunderland's past came back to haunt them as memories of last week's 4-0 win at Crystal Palace were banished by the same scoreline with a home thrashing against Southampton.

It was Manolo Gabbiadini of course, not Marco, who first put a dampener on proceedings for David Moyes' men at the Stadium of Light.

The Italian forward, a January signing from Napoli, got the last touch for the opening goal on the half-hour - and then just before the break he made it two with a shot on the turn to beat his compatriot Vito Mannone again.

Two late goals rubbed salt in the Black Cats' wounds, Jason Denayer into his own net in the 89th minute and then Shane Long making it 4-0 in the 90th.

Crystal Palace completed the misery for the bottom three, who all lost.

Palace's trip to Stoke brought them no respite thanks to Joe Allen's 67th-minute winner as Mark Hughes' mid-table hosts prevailed 1-0.

Everton remain unbeaten in eight league matches, since their defeat in the Merseyside derby before Christmas - but Ronald Koeman's men might have hoped for better from their visit to the Riverside, where Middlesbrough managed to hold them to a goalless draw.